BSY vs ADSK vs BLDR Stock Comparison

Bentley Systems, Autodesk and Builders FirstSource Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BSY Bentley Systems Inc
$39.32 +25.1% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.27B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.10 +15.6% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.80B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 9, Builders FirstSource 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSYADSKBLDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.27B $50.80B $5.99B ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x 30.9x 58.4x ADSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.1x 19.8x 18.2x BLDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +17.9% -9.4% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 21.1% 0.7% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 26.5% 3.5% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.4x 4.4x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% -22.8% -54.0% ADSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr -5.3%/yr -0.5%/yr BLDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 39.8% 50.1% ADSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 54/100 45/100 ADSK

Percentile Scorecard

BSYADSKBLDR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBSYADSKBLDR
Valuation 41 #53 of 89 29 #21 of 29 80 #12 of 56
Growth 51 #40 of 81 62 #11 of 27 2 #51 of 52
Profitability 91 #8 of 76 88 #4 of 26 33 #33 of 49
Financial Health 23 #73 of 94 47 #17 of 31 18 #46 of 56
Shareholder Returns 44 #29 of 51 44 #10 of 17 90 #5 of 41
Overall 50 54 45
  • BSY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • BLDR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBSYADSKBLDRSPY
1 month +25.1%+15.6%-4.2% -0.2%
3 months +9.7%+2.0%-23.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.7%+3.1%-35.6% +8.2%
Year to date +3.0%-18.2%-44.9% +12.9%
1 year -24.7%-22.8%-54.0% +12.3%
3 years -18.6%+24.1%-46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.7%+7.5%-18.9% +23.3%
5 years -33.5%-23.7%-2.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.8%-5.3%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years —+243.0%+482.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.1%+19.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBSYADSKBLDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%39.8%50.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%42.6%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.431.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.57-1.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-50.8%-76.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-22.8%-56.0% -1.2%
52-week high $52.20$313.53$128.96 $779.14
52-week low $28.42$187.72$50.53 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBSYADSKBLDR
P/E now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 40.1x 31.0xmedian 31.0x 59.5xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.5x 6.5xmedian 2.4x 0.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 18.5x 17.0xmedian 11.3x 10.3xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 20.1x 17.8xmedian 15.6x 9.5xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 1.8x 15.0xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 1.73 1.28median 0.74 -1.00median 0.99

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBSYADSKBLDR
Revenue $1.60B $7.79B $14.45B
Gross profit $1.31B $7.11B $4.22B
Operating income $377.88M $2.04B $435.57M
Net income $289.97M $1.64B $102.55M
Free cash flow $498.50M $2.84B $639.32M
R&D $324.84M $1.72B –
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $7.78 $0.95
Cash & equivalents $146.98M $4.10B $65.65M
Total debt $1.22B $10.43B $4.59B
Shares (diluted) 318.96M 211.00M 107.56M
Enterprise value $11.73B $38.84B $5.35B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBSYADSKBLDR
P/E 42.3x 31.0x 59.5x
P/FCF 23.8x 17.8x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 17.5x 6.8x
P/S 7.4x 6.5x 0.4x
P/B 9.9x 15.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 11.5x 17.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 28.7x 17.0x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 34.2x 24.2x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 6.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 26.0x 17.4x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 17.1x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 1.28 -1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSYADSKBLDR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 17.9% -9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 14.3% -8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 18.8% -16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 14.7% -13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.6% 46.9% -64.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 26.3% -44.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.0% 57.4% -86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 23.4% -61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.0% 60.4% -86.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 24.2% -59.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% 50.4% -43.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 9.0% -36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 50.7% -46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 8.8% -40.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSYADSKBLDR
Gross margin 81.8% 91.2% 29.2%
EBITDA margin 28.1% 37.3% 7.1%
Operating margin 23.6% 26.2% 3.0%
Pretax margin 23.3% 27.0% 1.0%
Net margin 18.1% 21.1% 0.7%
FCF margin 31.1% 36.4% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 32.6% 37.2% 6.2%
Return on equity 23.9% 49.9% 2.6%
Return on assets 8.2% 13.2% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 26.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 14.7% 35.0% 4.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.8x 8.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.9% 9.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSYADSKBLDR
Debt / assets 34.0% 22.9% 40.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.4x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.0x 7.2x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 73.9% 64.6%
Equity / assets 33.5% 26.1% 35.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.63 4.06 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSYADSKBLDR
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 2.9% 5.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.9% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBSYADSKBLDR
Forward P/E 27.1xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $12.24FY2026 $3.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 -54.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +13.2% +30.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026 $13.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.2% +4.7% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSYADSKBLDR
Held by institutions 53.9% 96.0% 99.7%
Institutions holding 396 1,195 667
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +6.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 195 501 334
Institutions selling 160 535 259
Buyers to sellers 1.22 0.94 1.29

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BSYADSKBLDR
BSY 1.00 0.71 0.16
ADSK 0.71 1.00 0.07
BLDR 0.16 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSY, ADSK and BLDR?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bentley Systems (BSY) $12.27B, Autodesk (ADSK) $50.80B, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) $5.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSY, ADSK and BLDR?

Autodesk (ADSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bentley Systems (BSY) 42.3x, Autodesk (ADSK) 30.9x, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 58.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) is cheapest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 27.1x, Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bentley Systems (BSY) +12.8%, Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Bentley Systems (BSY) 18.1%, Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Bentley Systems (BSY) 12.3%, Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autodesk (ADSK) returned the most: Bentley Systems (BSY) -24.7%, Autodesk (ADSK) -22.8%, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -54.0%. Over five years, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) compounded fastest (Bentley Systems (BSY) -7.8%/yr, Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autodesk (ADSK) has been the steadiest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.1%, Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 50.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSY, ADSK and BLDR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.